Why did the ACN/CPC alliance fail last year?
"A successful alliance with ACN, which has a strong presence in the South-west, would have given the PDP and its candidate, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, a very good run for their money. The moment the alliance talks failed, I told myself: "Game over!" I did not expect Buhari to win the election. Why did the alliance fail? There were many reasons, but I think mistakes were made ab initio. According to ACN insiders, after the initial talks were held and a committee was set up to work out the modalities of the relationship, Buhari went on to enter into an agreement with the Save Nigeria Group to pick his running mate from one of its leaders. ACN chieftains were enraged. What would be their own gain? Politics is about horse-trading. Why would ACN align with CPC if they were not going to produce the candidate or the running mate? CPC, on the other hand, argued that the national leader of ACN, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, wanted to be running mate to Buhari. They felt it was not proper to field a Muslim-Muslim ticket (especially given the public image of Buhari among Christians). We can list a million other reasons why the talks failed. The failure of the alliance meant Buhari's chances were mightily reduced while Jonathan was the biggest gainer." - Simon Kolawole Live!: Email: simon.kolawole@thisdaylive.com
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